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“Positive findings are around twice as likely to be published as negative findings. This is a cancer at the core of evidence-based medicine.”
— Ben GoldacreBen Goldacre: What doctors don't know about the drugs they prescribe
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“The placebo effect is one of the most fascinating things in the whole of medicine. It’s not just about taking a pill, and your performance and your pain getting better. It’s about our beliefs and expectations. It’s about the cultural meaning of a treatment.”
— Ben GoldacreBen Goldacre: Battling bad science
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“Real science is all about critically appraising the evidence for somebody else’s position.”
— Ben GoldacreBen Goldacre: Battling bad science
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“[In science,] we only hear about the flukes and about the freaks.”
— Ben GoldacreBen Goldacre: What doctors don't know about the drugs they prescribe
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